Larry McGhee

Larry McGhee

IT Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business Systems Project/Program/Product Manager; Information Technology Leader, Innovator

  • Education

    • The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business

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      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business/Commerce, General
    • University of Virginia

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      BS Systems Engineering
  • Experience

    • APM Terminals

      Feb 1998 - Nov 2006
      IT Manager

      Managed business systems and IT infrastructure for ten US container terminals with over $1 billion in annual revenue. Gathered business requirements, defined project scope, established project budgets and obtained funding. Communicated and coordinated with internal and contract developers. Key Achievements:• Replaced operational IT infrastructure at shipping marine terminals across the US. Initiatives drove operational improvements which supported a 60% increase in volume and resulted in record profits.• Launched Internet access and e-commerce initiatives. Initiatives reduced customer issues by 70% while eliminating clerical costs.• Automated work control and job dispatch activities at marine terminal. Reduced direct labor costs by 30% while improving customer delivery time by 20%. • Restructured applications development organization, instituting quality control and documentation processes and utilizing off-shore vendors for support. Reduced support costs by 30% while eliminating software related disruptions to business operations. Show less

    • PeopleStrong

      Feb 2007 - Jan 2008
      Vice President - Business Development
    • Personify Corp

      Mar 2008 - Jun 2014
      Principle Project Manager/Practice Manager

      Managed teams responsible for the implementation of ERP/CRM systems for professional and trade associations. Defined project scope, cost estimates, and project proposals. Monitored project activities, tasks, assignments, ensured quality of deliverables, managed client relationships and resolved business and technical issues. Responsible for recruiting, mentoring, and managing professional staff Key Achievements:• Built the top performing professional services practice serving 25 clients and generating over $3 million in annual revenue, consistently ranking highest in the professional service’s operational metrics. • Led organization wide ERP/CRM implementations for 10+ associations, significantly increasing operational and eBusiness capabilities while improving organizational reporting and analytical capabilities.• Directly responsible for over two dozen implementation, upgrade, and enhancement projects over a six year span. Consistently exceeded company targets in profitability and efficiency. Show less

    • Volkswagen of America, Inc

      Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
      Application Project Manager

      Managed multiple technology development and implementation initiatives for sales and marketing organizations. Developed project plans and cost estimates, coordinated procurement activities and managed service providers, Scheduled and monitored project activities, resources and progress using MS Project/Server.Key Achievements:• Leveraged BPM software to automate and streamline auto dealer incentive redemptions, improving speed, accuracy, and efficiency of managing dealer incentives. • Launch of new dealer incentive application: Develop new application to receive and process dealer incentives, develop of real time interfaces to integrate with legacy systems.• Launch of ebusiness customer retention initiative: Develop enhancements to web-based applications to track and report on customer behavior and provide purchasing incentives. Show less

    • PenFed Credit Union

      Apr 2015 - Nov 2022
      Senior Manager, Enterprise Fraud and Compliance; Program Manager, Consumer Lending/Cards Products

      VAResponsible for identifying opportunities, defining requirements, coordinating resources and activities for new technology initiatives. Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate and prioritize new initiatives, establish budgets and deadlines, establish process standards, monitor progress and adherence to standards, coordinate procurement and manage vendor relationships with external service providers.Key Achievements:• Identified, designed, and implemented new Identify Verification and CIP Validation tools to reduce fraud, automate processing, and ensure compliance for new member applicants. • Launched new user/device authentication and multi-factor verification tools to evaluate and block fraudulent activity. Solutions resulted in reduction of fraud potential losses by 90%, resulting in loss avoidance of over $5M.• Collaborated in organizational initiatives to drive shift to agile development and cloud-based environments. Instituted agile development methodology, tools and practices, and automated testing technology. • Transitioned debit and ATM cards from existing legacy vendor to FDR platform, consolidating card accounts and activity to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance member experience.• Launched new credit card product, which generated 50% of new credit card customers within 3 months.• Launched risk adjusted pricing, adjusting interest rates based on credit score, across loan offerings, increasing loan volumes and profitability. • Launched Student Lending refinancing offering which resulted in significant new loan volume within first 6 months. Show less

    • SECU

      Feb 2023 - now
      • Vice President - Senior Program Manager, Lending

        Aug 2024 - now
      • Program Manager Program Management Office

        Feb 2023 - Aug 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

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      Issued by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on Jan 2004
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